The German Soccer Team and Adidas, its supplier, are redesigning the team's jerseys over claims that the number 44 looks like the Nazi SS symbol.
What do you think? Here's the Nazi SS symbol...
Do they really look similar? Is it the correct decision to redesign the jersey?
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It does look similar, I saw it even before I read your question... as to whether it's a coincidence... it it wasn't Germany I'd be convinced of it. But I'm conflicted. by the way you know what country has a lot of nazism and doesn't even try to hide it? Ukraine, a country which we're all guilt tripped to support. Wouldn't surprise me if it's making a comeback... especially that screaming antisemitism would be very convenient for Israel with what they do to the people of Palestine. And nobody cares about any other victims of Germans, such as Poles etc anyway.
Germany's usually sensitive about it's past so I'm surprised it took so long before they took action. It's not an exact match but it's close enough for lots of people to want it and that raises other questions
u yes...
Europe's football already has enough embedded racism... don't throw more fuel into that fire... there's problem enough as it is
and it's not about how it looks or doesn't like... it is about how these racists groups are going to take any chance they get, to hijack the sport and its notoriety to push their racist agenda
My passport says that I'm German.
I see a '44' - and find it pointless.
But that's perhaps because FOOTBALL also looks pointless to me; even when it's given a different name :)
The next thing I find pointless, is a reference to some shit that was stopped already some 80 years ago - before I was born.
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The 4th Reich is somewhere in bedded in today's Germany, and throughout the world. It has been hiding in the smoldering ashes of the "3rd Reich" for decades now. You can say what you want, but this design clearly wasn't by accident. Anti semitism is unfortunately on full display from Biden, Schumer (a jew himself), AOC and the "Squad", to the Islamic nations themselves.
yea just use an engineering 4 and all good. stay away from symbols that might ignite more problem arguments.
and for gots sake do not put "Blitzkreig" on the back of the shorts... holly crap... that be awful.
Yeah adidas cocked up on this one
they are trying to ban people putting on 44, like that will stop people
between Them and Nike you can see how little companies care about national identity
lmao...
come on... :D
as a German, I can say... there is nothing in common...
eh, this is the simple case of "if you go looking to be offended, you will be".
i mean, its obviously just the number 44.
This can't be real, surely? I also believe they have switched to Nike, so that makes this story even more fishy.
It’s a good thing. Making sure your symbols don’t look like facist symbols should be number 3 or 4 on any graphic designer’s list
They damn well knew what they were doing with that logo, in the first place
Really bad taste, considering all of the people they murdered during the war
They could retire the number 44 while they have this design. And retiring 88 might be a good idea as well.
Yes; they did! And they should have been more careful to not make that mistake in the first place.
I think so. Because that jumped out right away to me before I even read this question and knew it was a German soccer shirt.
Kiss got in trouble for a similar style choice a while back
Yes. That’s not even the correct way to write a 4.
We shouldn't give in to all Karen's whining about everything irrelevant.
Or they could just not issue the number 44 to anyone.
How is that different to the old jersey? You'll have to help me out here.
Fuck yeah they did. I already bought 10 and they are skyrocketing in price faster than Bitcoin.
They never should have allowed that design in the first place.
Yeah it kinda looks similar
lol, Germans cucking themselves again
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